Leicester research nurse set to give talk Royal College of Nursing Education Forum

A cardiovascular research nurse has been selected to talk to colleagues nationwide about her scheme for introducing students to research.

Mary Harrison, who works at Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, at Glenfield Hospital, will deliver a presentation to the annual Royal College of Nursing Education Forum tomorrow.

She will talk about the success of the "student nurse into research" programme she launched in July.

Ms Harrison introduced the scheme to increase the research knowledge of graduate nurses and raise the professional profile of clinical research at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

Student nurses on placements on the coronary care unit at Glenfield Hospital spend a week within the cardiac research unit.

Ms Harrison has been a qualified nurse for over 10 years, including a spell overseas.

She said: "I'm really passionate about nurse education and clinical research. I think to achieve caring at its best we need to make our nursing staff more aware of research and evidence-based practice."

The conference shares contemporary methods and views on delivering nursing education in the UK.